Dyadic coping with stepfamily conflict

Demand and withdraw responses between husbands and wives

Bibliographic Data

ID2925662
AuthorsDavid B King (0000-0002-8990-166X, University of British Columbia), Anita Delongis (0000-0002-6508-3869, University of British Columbia, corresponding author)
Year2013
Volume30
Issue2
Pages198-206
Publication date2013-03-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Social and Personal Relationships (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0265-4075 • E-ISSN: 1460-3608
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0265407512454524
OpenAlexW2167448847
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited20

Demand-withdraw patterns of spousal response to family conflict were examined among 83 couples living in a stepfamily context. Using daily process methods, husbands and wives were each asked to report separately on incidents of relationship conflict, responses to this conflict, and subsequent negative affect for a period of seven consecutive days. Data were analyzed using multilevel modeling and interpreted from a dyadic coping perspective. Findings indicated that when husbands engaged in demand or withdraw responses both members of the dyad subsequently reported declines in mood. Wives demanding and withdrawing had no significant cross-spousal impact. Of particular interest was the finding that husbands' use of confrontive demanding exacerbated the negative impact of wives' withdrawal on wives' mood

Context (archaeology · Coping (psychology · Depressed mood · Developmental psychology · Dyad · Family conflict · Mood · Multilevel model · Partner effects · Perspective (graphical · Stepfamily · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Clinical Psychology · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Psychology · Social Psychology

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